Making Your Own Chicken Feed - Including Our Basic Recipe! 

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@@HobbyFarmGuys IS grit usually added to the feed, or is it something that should be added seperatly?

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My silkie chickens only eat the sunflower seeds too!!

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You can convert percentages directly into pounds: 30 lbs Corn 30 lbs Wheat 20 lbs Peas 10 lbs Oats 8 lbs Blk Oil Sunflower Seed 2 lbs Nutri-Balancer/Kelp You can double if you want to mix a larger batch, or cut in half (or quarter) for smaller batches.

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Thanks for sharing! Chick starter is similar to regular chicken feed but has about 20% protein, where this recipe has about 18%. Adding a bit more fish meal to the recipe should bring it up to the right level. As for how how fine it should be, grind it to the consistency of a commercial crumble feed. And remember to add some apple cider vinegar to their water (about 1tbsp per gallon) since the feed is not medicated. I’ll add some links to resources shortly (including som me of our own videos)!

Here are a few websites that have lots of interesting and informative content. Additionally, your local extension office should be able to assist with lots of information. I’ve also pinned a post to the top of this comment section with a number of videos we have done on chicken nutrition. Welcome to Chickenlandia welcometochickenlandia.com The Happy Chicken Coop www.thehappychickencoop.com Utah State University Poultry Sciences extension.usu.edu/poultry/raising

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Simpler times. Having 2-4 chickens will provide most small families all the eggs they need. Even if they aren’t ideally fed and laying maximum amounts.

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Most of the recipes I've seen that specify soybeans are for broiler chickens, so it has a higher protein content than for layers. I'll keep my eye out for one!

We can certainly add that to the list!

This is a personal preference. We’ve never added them & had no problems. If they have a well balanced diet they can thrive without it.

Our local feed mill can get them. If yours can't, there are some online bulk sellers that will ship.

This recipe is about 18% protein. This is just a basic recipe. Typically we will add to it things like fishmeal or molasses.

You may need to add a bit more protein for chicks. Everything else is the same.

Great point! Lemna is a great natural additive!

I have to confess, I’ve never heard the name “lemna”. A quick google search tells me it’s duckweed… which I’ve only heard about. Not sure if I’ve ever seen it.🤷‍♂️ Anyway, I’ve heard about it a few times in the last few weeks so perhaps it’s time to do a deep dive into the subject. If you have any knowledge to share I’m all ears!

@@CFarnwide Yes! it is used to feed farm animals, fish, etc. needs shallow water, not too much rushing water, I did put water pump and even made a natural permaculture filter, just to keep it aerated , not sure its needed, but its growing very well, can duplicate in a week, you fill a water source, or make a shallow pond with non clorinated water, put some chicken, cow or other manure to start let the manure be in the water 5 days, then you place the Lemma in there and watch it cover the water in no time, used a lot in Japan and other Asian countries, being produced in large scale in Chile. Edible Acres has it on their pond for the chickens, so I think it will even do well in cold climates, I am in Costa Rica in a mountain, and it's doing great, already shared it with neighbors who are starting to grow it. My neighbor just hatched 5 chicks and they love it, Very high in protein and great nutrition, worth making room for it, it quickly covers the water surface, so no mosquito issues. Lots of videos on YT.

@@myriamgiovannini3298 Thank you for the information! It sounds like there are plenty of reasons to utilize it! 😎

@@CFarnwide yes what I do I made screens with bird netting, over the lemma, so you dont get critters coming to eat it, or you will be the popular bird buffet home.

The biggest thing is to keep everything stored in metal bins & try to keep the area clean. The farm cats help too! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

It can be cheaper if you are producing large quantities, but maybe not amounts for small backyard flocks.

Don't most just buy cracked corn and grit. That's it.

Peas can be fed cooked, raw or frozen. Beans however should always be cooked